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Dance of the Dead

Dance of the Dead

Prom. It's their night to come alive.

20085.81h 27m

Overview

With Prom only hours away, the usual suspects of Cosa High (Cheerleaders, geeks, bad boys and the happy-go-lucky student council alike) are preoccupied with the annual rituals of teendom. On the night of the big dance when the dead unexpectedly rise to eat the living, polar opposite groups will be forced to unite in their final chance to save the town from the zombies.

Directed by Gregg Bishop
Written by Joe Ballarini
Produced by Gregg Bishop, Ehud Bleiberg, Stephen Caudill
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Top Cast

Greyson Chadwick

Greyson Chadwick

Lindsey

Jared Kusnitz

Jared Kusnitz

Jimmy Dunn

Chandler Darby

Chandler Darby

Steven

Carissa Capobianco

Carissa Capobianco

Gwen

Randy McDowell

Randy McDowell

Jules Reiner

Michael V. Mammoliti

Michael V. Mammoliti

George

Lucas Till

Lucas Till

Jensen

Justin Welborn

Justin Welborn

Kyle Grubbin

Blair Redford

Blair Redford

Nash Rambler

Jonathan Spencer

Jonathan Spencer

Frank Hammond

Themes & Keywords

high schooldancecemeteryloserzombie

About Dance of the Dead

Dance of the Dead is a comedy, horror film released in 2008 exploring themes of high school, dance, cemetery, loser, zombie. Directed by Gregg Bishop, it stars Greyson Chadwick, Jared Kusnitz, Chandler Darby. With Prom only hours away, the usual suspects of Cosa High (Cheerleaders, geeks, bad boys and the happy-go-lucky student council alike) are preoccupied with the annual rituals of teendom. On the night of the big dance when the dead unexpectedly rise to eat the living, polar opposite groups will be forced to unite in their final chance to save the town from the zombies.

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